CODA

What Does CODA Mean in a Text?

CODA means "Children of Deaf Adults."

For most people, CODA was an acronym used to refer to children whose parents are deaf. The term was popularized by the triple-Oscar winning 2021 movie CODA and, in 2023, was included in the Oxford English Dictionary as a new definition of the word coda.

Prior to 2022, the word coda meant "a piece of music at the end of a longer piece of music, usually separate from the basic structure," or "the final part of a speech, event, or piece of writing."

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When I write CODA, I mean this:

"Children of Deaf Adults"

Summary of Key Points

"Children of Deaf Adults" is the most common definition for CODA on TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

CODA
Definition:	Children of Deaf Adults
Type:	Acronym and Word
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at CODA

Coda is both an acronym and a word. An acronym is an abbreviation spoken like a word. They differ from initialism abbreviations, which are pronounced using their individual letters (e.g., AAMOF, ABP).

A noun is a naming word. For example:

• The parents of coda kids have a quiet life at home.
• A group of musicians have set up a terrorist group called Al Coda.

Example of CODA Used in a Text

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